LAS VEGAS, NV - MAY 05: Adult film actress Stormy Daniels arrives at the Sapphire Pool & Day Club grand opening party on May 5, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/FilmMagic)

CENTURY CITY, CA - JANUARY 11: Adult film actress Stormy Daniels and adult film actor Brendon Miller arrive for the 2013 XBIZ Awards held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on January 11, 2013 in Century City, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/WireImage)

CENTURY CITY, CA - JANUARY 11: Adult film actress Stormy Daniels arrives for the 2013 XBIZ Awards held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on January 11, 2013 in Century City, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/WireImage)

LAS VEGAS - AUGUST 28: Adult film actress Stormy Daniels presents a creation by Junker Designs during a fashion show debuting the company's new collection at the Rainbow Bar & Grill as part of the MAGIC convention August 28, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Jose Canseco and Stormy Daniels during Guy's North in Studio City Grand Opening - Red Carpet and Inside at Guys North in Studio City, California, United States. (Photo by John Shearer/WireImage for BWR Public Relations)

HOLLYWOOD - JULY 27: Comedian Dane Cook with Stormy Daniels attend a signing for his new CD/DVD 'Retaliation' at Tower Records on July 27, 2005 in Hollywood California. (Photo by Matthew Simmons/Getty Images)

Apparently, Falzone had seen emails discussing a $130,000 payment to keep Clifford silent on the encounter, and even had a statement from Clifford's manager confirming a sexual relationship with Trump.

However, the story never came out.

A source told CNN that "Fox killed it." Fox News's digital editor-in-chief and vice president explained to CNN that the network was "unable to verify all of the facts and publish a story."

Nevertheless, later in January, the Wall Street Journal, which is owned by Fox News titan, Rupert Murdoch, ended up publishing the story detailing how Trump's lawyer, Michael Cohen, arranged for the payment.

Cohen tells the Journal, Trump "once again vehemently denies" the encounter which would have allegedly taken place one year after he and Melania Trump were married.

UPDATE: Noah Kotch, Editor-in-Chief and VP of Fox News Digital, released the following statement to AOL.com in response to this report:

"Like many other outlets, we were working to report the story of Stephanie Clifford's account in October 2016 about then-Presidential candidate Donald Trump and a possible payment by Trump lawyer Michael Cohen. In doing our due diligence, we were unable to verify all of the facts and publish a story."​​​​​